How gender-sensitive are environmental institutions, climate adaptation, and mitigation actions? A narrative from the global south

A Prakash, D Ley, M Thamari - Annual Review of Environment …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
This review explores the relationships between gender and climate change, focusing on
Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. It draws attention to the differences in how women …

Understanding climate-induced migration in West Africa through the social transformation lens

C Osei-Amponsah, W Quarmine, A Okem - Frontiers in Sociology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The climate crisis has migration implications, and we need to act inclusively and urgently.
Climate change impacts people's decisions to migrate largely through economic, political …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Impacts of Migration on Land Degradation in the Savannah Region of Nigeria

ED Aweda, AA Okhimamhe, RO Obateru, A Schürmann… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Migration-induced land degradation is a challenging environmental issue in Sub-Saharan
Africa. The need for expansion due to urban development has raised the question of …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping socio-environmental vulnerability to assess rural migration in Ghana

A Schürmann, J Kleemann, M Teucher, C Conrad - Applied Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Rural communities in Ghana, dependent on agriculture and lacking resources and
infrastructure, are highly vulnerable to climate and environmental change. Internal migration …

Performance evaluation of Near-Real-Time Satellite Rainfall estimates over three distinct climatic zones in Tropical West-Africa

OC Echeta, KA Adjei, SA Andam-Akorful… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The performance of four Near-Real-Time Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimates (NRT_SREs)
was evaluated across the Volta basin from January 2019 to December 2020: Global Satellite …

'These days, things have changed': historicizing current dynamics of climate-related migration in the savannah zone of Ghana

FX Jarawura, JK Teye, N Kleist… - Climate and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
While climate-related mobility has been part of life in Africa for centuries, existing literature
on migration in the context of climate change generally lacks a historical perspective. This …

The contribution of estuarine ecosystems to fishers' migration patterns and livelihood adaptation along Ghana's coast

C Kutir, SKM Agblorti, BB Campion - Ecosystems and People, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, migration has become an important livelihood strategy for many poor households.
Estuaries and seashores play a central role as points of human settlement and marine …

Metapopulation Modeling of Socioeconomic Vulnerability of Sahelian Populations to Climate Variability: Case of Tougou, Village in Northern Burkina Faso

M Zorom, B Leye, M Diop, SM Coly - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the droughts of the 1970s–1980s, populations in the Sahel region have opted for a
mass exodus to more humid urban or rural centers. Migrations or exoduses have …

Paradiplomacy In West Africa: Exploring The Role Of Subnational Governments Toward Regional Integration And Development.

SK Okunade - Journal of African Union Studies, 2024 - journals.co.za
The drive towards regional integration has been on for a while in West Africa. The ECOWAS,
as a sub-regional economic grouping, has championed this course through various policies …

Climate Change Impact on Migration and Food Security: An Existential Threat in Africa

I Adjei, OA Oyebamiji - … Journal of Earth Sciences Knowledge and …, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Climate change's impact on migration and food security are two of Africa's most urgent
challenges in recent years. Climate change disrupts weather patterns and agricultural …